Ripon College (Brockway College) was organized in 1853 at Ripon.

The evidence

• “Ripon College, which was known till 1864 as Brockway College, was organized in 1853, at Ripon, and is supported by the Congregational church. Since its re-organization, in 1863, it has graduated 77 students (of both sexes) in the college courses, and has always maintained a large and flourishing preparatory department.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/03-wisconsin-topography-geology-agriculture.md, PDF p. 145 / book p. 149

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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